The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-30
LOOKS BADF0R GERMANY
ALL THE POOLS OF BLOOD ON THE
FRENCH SIDE.

Banker Lebigne Says the Guard Fired
-Whistling Bullets the First
Intimation of Their Danger-Schnae-
belle Sentenced.
BERLIN, Sept. 29.-Procurator Sadoul's
report ON the frontier shooting affair has
reached Count Herbette, the French Am
bassador here. According TO the Procura-
tor, the men who were shot were hit on
French soil. Procurator Sadoul says he
made a personal investigation and found
pools of blood in French territory. There
were no blood stains between the pools and
the frontier, nor over the frontier. None
of the French shooting party, he says,
crossed into Germany.
WHAT ONE OF THE PARTY SAYS.
PARIS, Sept. 29.-M. Lebigne, banker
at Nancy, who is lessee of the ground where
the shooting on the Franco-German from
tier occurred, and who was one of the party
of sportsmen, says; "Our party kept the
frontier line few yards on the left. While
descending the path we were abso-
lutely exposed on the German side.
When the first shot was fired
heard the hiss of a bullet
overhead. Before had recovered from my
surprise q second shot killed the keeper,
and third wounded Lieut. Wanger |
summoned the local authorities. We found
blood pools on French soil. ! requested the
Sergeant of gendarmes to mark a tree at
the spot. | swear that neither a challenge
nor q cry was addressed to us. Had the
Germans uttered sound we would have
heard them"
FLoURENs LAYING DOWN THE FACTS.
1t is officially stated that M. Flourens,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, conversing
with Count Won Munster, the German AM
bassador here, pointed out first that not q
single stain of blood had been found on
German soil; second that Kauf-
mann, after firing fled, showing
that he was conscious of having committed
an illegal act. The French official inquiry
therefore, argued M. Nourens, proved that
the German agent knowingly committed the
offense.
Count Won Munster replied that the Ger
man inquiry had not been concluded, and he
could give no pledge as to what would be
done
NJ. Flourens hopes to receive to morrow
a dispatch notifying him of the decision OF
the German government in the matter
The French government will insist upon
the punishment OF Kaufman. The ques
tion of indemnity is of secondary Importance.
The Prosecutor of Nancy will meet the
German law officers at the scene of the Incl
dent for the purpose of making joint ex-
animation.
GERMANY WILL PAY WELL.
LONDON, Sept. ga dispatch from Paris
to the Chronicle says that Germany intends
to largely compensate the widow of Bignon
the game-keeper who was shot by the Ger
man frontier guards.
An hour before the shooting occurred
President Grevy received an autograph let
ter from Emperor William, declaring that
the peace of Europe was the chief solicitude
of his declining years.
sCHNAEBELE's SENTENCE.
METZ, Sept 29-Schnaebele jr., who was
arrested on Sept. 90, by the German au-
thorities for crossing the frontier and afflx-
ing a reasonable placard bearing the tri
color upon a tree near the roadway, has
been sentenced to three weeks Imprisonment
and fined 20 marks The youth express
ed sorrow for his action The court
said it considered that Schnaebele at the
time he committed the offense was CON
scious that il sNvas of punishable nature,
but admitted that his age Q6) should be con
sidered in extenuation, and decreed that the
time he had already spent in prison should
be credited to him against his sentence.